DNA
ConceptGenetics and Molecular Biology
A nucleic acid polymer that stores genetic instructions in organisms and many viruses.
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DNA
- Genetics and Molecular Biology
Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid polymer made of two polynucleotide chains that form a double helix. It carries genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth and reproduction of all known organisms and many viruses. Its nucleotides contain adenine, thymine, cytosine or guanine, whose sequence encodes genetic information. In eukaryotic cells, most DNA is stored in the nucleus within chromosomes.
- Structure
- Two polynucleotide chains coiled into a double helix
- Genetic bases
- Adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine
- Role
- Carries genetic instructions
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- DNA (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q7430
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Zephyris. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsZephyris, Own workModifications: Placed on a plain background, resized and converted to WebP
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